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Originally Posted by Detoxing
I never made the argument that i don't expect the defense to be better. The original conversation was regarding whether or not Peters would be missed. His turnover rate was at a blistering pace. The odds of being able to replicate that are little to none. The defense will miss the turnovers.
Again, no matter how much better other pieces may play, the defense would always have been better with Peters along side them. They downgraded in that DB slot.
You can argue whatever you want. What you can't argue is that David Amerson is an upgrade to Marcus Peters. And Fuller has a lot to prove.
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They won't need those turnovers if they can force more punts. I think they will. I'm especially hopeful that a team like the Steelers won't be able to dominate time of possession by eating up 8 yds per carry. That is what cost them the last two playoff games.
The D was substantially better in the 2nd half of last season when Sutton made a few tweaks, played Ragland more, etc. The 2nd half of the playoff game was brutal, but largely due to Jones leaving the game.
I think the defense (and Sutton's ability) is being underrated.